<p>We know that St. Andrews (Scotland) actively recruits American applicants. I've also heard about Americans attending Richmond College in London and University of Bath (guess where). And a few in our area have applied to McGill and University of British Columbia in Canada. Are there other universities overseas that are particularly welcoming of American students and provide an American-style college experience? I'm particularly interested in schools located in counties where English is the language of the local population, not merely the language in which classes are being taught.</p>
<p>While none of the foreign colleges will have the big intercollegiate sports programs, the ones in Canada are relatively similar to the US programs because they take courses in a variety of subjects, not just in their major field (as in England). U of Toronto and Queens University in Kingston, Ontario are good.</p>
<p>What do you consider “an American-style college experience”? Sports? Fraternities/sororites? An American-like curriculum?</p>
<p>And limiting yourself to English speaking countries is pretty much reducing your major options to the UK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and (maybe) South Africa.</p>
<p>What is the purpose behind looking at these overseas options?</p>
<p>In a global environment, looking soley at domestic options doesn’t make sense any more. It is always worth asking if there are other options elsewhere to consider. (NYU this year is piloting a campus in Abu Dhabi and seeking interested students at our high school to attend. It doesn’t meet my criteria for English language locals, but it is an example of the way high education is heading…)</p>
<p>As for “American style” it means that even if you declare a major when you arrive, you can change after entering, rather than having to apply in your subject and stick with it. You have distribution requirements to graduate with a degree, but you can also take courses in other areas. You take tests/write papers/do labs throughout the year for assessment purposes, rather than one big exam at the end. (Frats, athletics, etc…are not common denominators of the American college experience.)</p>
<p>Well, it doesn’t meet the criteria of a local english-speaking population, but my son considered [The</a> American University of Rome](<a href=“http://www.aur.edu/]The”>http://www.aur.edu/), and I wish he’d put it back on the list.</p>
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<p>I completely agree. But I think limiting yourself to English speaking countries is a mistake. Having spent many years overseas, part of the “experience” is learning to adjust, adapt, and become comfortable with the differences in language, culture, religion, beliefs, food, etc. Besides, there are MANY places that - while English is not the local language - it is quite common and students (just like visitors) would be able to get along without too much trouble.</p>
<p>Here are some “American” universities…
American University of Paris<br>
American University of Beirut<br>
American College of Switzerland<br>
Franklin College (Switzerland)<br>
American University of Dubai<br>
Huron University USA (London)<br>
Richmond College, The American International University (London)<br>
American University of Bulgaria<br>
American University in Cairo<br>
American University of Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan)
American College of Greece<br>
American College of Thessaloniki (Greece)
John Cabot College (Italy)
Haigazian University (Lebanon)
Lebanese American University </p>
<p>Here is a website with other schools listed.
[College</a> Lists / Overseas Universities with Classes Taught in English](<a href=“College Lists Wiki / College Lists Wiki News and Information”>College Lists Wiki / Overseas Universities with Classes Taught in English)</p>
<p>As for the academic requirements you mentioned, that info should be available on individual school websites. </p>
<p>As for “You take tests/write papers/do labs throughout the year for assessment purposes, rather than one big exam at the end” - I can’t speak for colleges, but all of the overseas secondary schools I am familiar with that tend toward end of schooling exams ALSO have lots of other assessments along the way. It’s not all saved for the end.</p>
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<p>Then very few countries around the world would qualify for your requirement, and these are:</p>
<p>UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand</p>
<p>and to some extent, Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia and India.</p>
<p>The foreign schools/universities that I think are great to go to if you’re an American are the following:</p>
<p>-UK -
Cambridge, Oxford
LSE, Imperial, Warwick, UCL
Edinburgh, Durham, Bristol, St Andrews
Nottingham, Bath, York
Glasgow, Newcastle, Sheffield, Leeds, Birmingham, Manchester</p>
<p>-Canada-
Toronto
McGill
UBC</p>
<p>-Australia-
U of Sydney
U of New South Wales
U of Melbourne
Australian National U
Monash</p>
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<li><p>New Zealand -
U of Auckland</p></li>
<li><p>Singapore -
National U of Singapore
Nanyang Techonogical U
Singapore Management U</p></li>
<li><p>the Philippines -
U of the Philippines
De La Salle U
Ateneo de Manila U</p></li>
<li><p>Malaysia -
U of Malaya
U of Nottingham - Malaysia
Cutin U of Technology - Malaysia
U Sains Malaysia
University of Malaysia Sabah</p></li>
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<p>and for India, I’m very sorry that I have zero idea of Indian universities. I have only heard of IIT and IIM but I’m not sure if those schools accept international students.</p>
<p>NUS in Singapore is quite the renowned research institute. However, from what I’ve heard from lecturers and other sources, Singaporean students tend to be unmotivated and uncreative learners, which is the fault of the pre-uni education system.</p>
<p>English is one of the national languages here, so communication wouldn’t be a problem. Along with that, Singapore is very diverse: the main cultures are Chinese, Indian and Malay, with a lot of smaller but still influential ones.</p>
<p>Underwood International College</p>
<p>Seoul, South Korea.</p>
<p>This is a very small LAC in Korea, to which I’m applying this year. Part of a larger private, Korean university called Yonsei University. It’s pretty darn competitive–at least “test score”-wise, because Koreans are whizzes at aceing exams for some reason. All English, close knit and interesting experience. Low living cost for Americans because of the currency difference… Great faculty; Gabe Hudson teaches there. (Author, taught Creative Writing at Princeton University). The other faculty members are just as impressive. Considerably easier for foreigners to get in.</p>
<p>RML-great list.</p>
<p>I asked explicitly about schools located in countries where English is spoken locally (the Netherlands would qualify, possibly the Scandanavian countries-not sure) because for most American students leaving home for the first time, it would be too challenging to take on leaving home for college, a new country and culture, and a new language all at the same time. That’s why those semesters abroad usually aren’t in the first year. But of course, there are always those who have lived abroad, the intrepid, the linguistically talented, and the bi-lingual who are exceptions to that generalization.</p>